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Several decades ago, Michel Foucault predicted that the
twentieth century would someday be viewed as “Deleuzian”, and this
prediction has in large part come true. Since the 1990s, Deleuze
has been a central reference in both continental philosophy and
Anglo-American cultural studies. But from Slavoj Žižek’s
perspective, the hard kernel of Deleuze’s thinking was diluted by
the popular but one-sided appropriation of vaguely Deleuzian
notions applied unreflectively in cultural studies, film theory,
and by the anti-globalists. In Organs without Bodies: On Deleuze
and Consequences (2004), Žižek reveals two logics — two
conceptual oppositions — that structure the work of Deleuze. On the
one hand, there is the popular …

Citation:
Wood, Kelsey. "Organs without Bodies: On Deleuze and Consequences". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 April 2013
[https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=34931, accessed 19 March 2018.]

34931Organs without Bodies: On Deleuze and Consequences3Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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